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ITS VKGETARLE FOOD. 



Mr. Beal fouud the following vegctabk' .siilnstaiiccs 

 in the stomachs of Blue Jays: 



Grain and mast. — Ooru, wheal, oals, buckwheat, 

 acorns, chcshiuls, beechnuts, hazlenuts, sumac (Rhus), 

 knotweed (Polygonum), sorrel (Rumex). 



Fruit and miscellaneous. — .Apples, strawberries, cui- 

 rants (Ribes rubrum), blackberries (Rubus), mulben-ies 

 (Morus), blueberries (Vaccinium), huckleberries (Gay- 

 lussacia), uikl clieriii.s (I'ruuus scrotina), choke-cher- 

 ries (Prunus virginiana), wild grapes (Vitis cordifolia), 

 service berries (.\melanchier canadensis), elderberries 

 (Sambucus canadensis), sour-gum berries (Nyssa aqua- 

 (Ica), haw I horn (Crataegus), chikeberries (Aronia ar- 

 lMitifolia),poke berries (Phytolacca decandra), oak gaUs. 

 mushi'ooms, tubers. 



